Georgia Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2023

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Black or African American Alone population in Georgia was 3,661,752 and represented 33.20% of the total Georgia population (11,029,227).

Among Georgia counties, Fulton County had the highest number of people who identified as Black or African American Alone (486,518), followed by DeKalb County (409,996), and Gwinnett County (308,301). Towns County had the lowest (152).

In the map below, we show the number and percentage of each county's Black or African American Alone population, as well as the gender percentages when you interact with the map. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

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Georgia Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2023
Georgia Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2023
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County Black Alone Population % of County Population
Appling 3559 19.28
Atkinson 1343 16.19
Bacon 1935 17.4
Baker 1160 42.29
Baldwin 18340 42.26
Banks 727 3.67
Barrow 14794 15.94
Bartow 13642 11.86
Ben Hill 6431 37.55
Berrien 2192 11.8
Bibb 89789 57.37
Bleckley 3105 24.91
Brantley 816 4.43
Brooks 5720 35.21
Bryan 7951 15.99
Bulloch 24903 29.53
Burke 11230 45.95
Butts 7776 28.92
Calhoun 3421 62.69
Camden 10839 18.65
Candler 2791 25.24
Carroll 26489 20.84
Catoosa 2482 3.6
Charlton 3497 27.04
Chatham 124310 40.94
Chattahoochee 1717 19.83
Chattooga 2510 9.95
Cherokee 24006 8.38
Clarke 35601 27.4
Clay 1666 58.4
Clayton 217792 73.01
Clinch 1880 27.87
Cobb 229247 29.51
Coffee 12313 28.43
Colquitt 11121 24.09
Columbia 35174 21.3
Cook 5011 28.29
Coweta 31774 20.38
Crawford 2560 20.85
Crisp 8929 45.48
Dade 300 1.86
Dawson 675 2.13
Decatur 12440 42.77
DeKalb 409996 53.74
Dodge 6039 30.54
Dooly 5358 48.79
Dougherty 59488 71.98
Douglas 81412 54.58
Early 5543 52.48
Echols 281 7.58
Effingham 11715 16.38
Elbert 5678 28.37
Emanuel 8088 34.98
Evans 3424 31.84
Fannin 312 1.2
Fayette 34312 27.82
Floyd 14998 14.98
Forsyth 13473 4.94
Franklin 2376 9.59
Fulton 486518 45.09
Gilmer 547 1.67
Glascock 257 8.7
Glynn 22483 26.09
Gordon 2948 4.93
Grady 7690 29.5
Greene 6133 29.6
Gwinnett 308301 31.35
Habersham 2035 4.17
Hall 18999 8.74
Hancock 5962 68.72
Haralson 1716 5.36
Harris 6142 16.76
Hart 4990 18.11
Heard 1199 9.96
Henry 143644 56.42
Houston 60449 35.15
Irwin 2286 25.07
Jackson 8046 9.08
Jasper 2773 16.85
Jeff Davis 2338 15.69
Jefferson 7787 51.29
Jenkins 3618 41.94
Johnson 3220 34.69
Jones 7556 26.08
Lamar 5531 27.11
Lanier 2420 23.15
Laurens 18828 37.7
Lee 8849 26.13
Liberty 31048 44.86
Lincoln 2060 26.15
Long 5788 29.54
Lowndes 45968 38.08
Lumpkin 776 2.2
McDuffie 8907 40.86
McIntosh 3555 30.91
Macon 7034 59.52
Madison 3425 10.64
Marion 2216 29.79
Meriwether 7582 36.22
Miller 1630 28.36
Mitchell 9821 46.51
Monroe 6810 22.24
Montgomery 2320 26.48
Morgan 4275 19.92
Murray 684 1.67
Muscogee 99970 49.52
Newton 62554 52.07
Oconee 2194 4.97
Oglethorpe 2561 16.26
Paulding 49094 26.8
Peach 12864 44.66
Pickens 570 1.59
Pierce 1939 9.49
Pike 1801 8.8
Polk 5597 12.66
Pulaski 3250 32.19
Putnam 6031 26.08
Quitman 1036 45.44
Rabun 289 1.66
Randolph 3663 60.27
Richmond 121714 59.25
Rockdale 60793 63.34
Schley 928 20.5
Screven 5559 39.22
Seminole 2974 32.71
Spalding 26312 37.62
Stephens 2900 10.65
Stewart 2386 51.05
Sumter 15292 52.93
Talbot 3064 53.59
Taliaferro 830 51.59
Tattnall 7151 29.43
Taylor 2786 35.91
Telfair 4009 36.71
Terrell 5084 58.32
Thomas 16554 36.26
Tift 13007 31.3
Toombs 7380 27.29
Towns 152 1.17
Treutlen 1990 31.38
Troup 26103 36.9
Turner 3548 39.83
Twiggs 3062 39.81
Union 345 1.27
Upson 7973 28.21
Walker 3373 4.85
Walton 23753 22.26
Ware 11003 30.36
Warren 2838 55.58
Washington 10722 54.1
Wayne 6310 20.11
Webster 1016 43.48
Wheeler 2609 36.85
White 668 2.3
Whitfield 4618 4.45
Wilcox 3075 35.03
Wilkes 3807 40
Wilkinson 3223 36.94
Worth 5813 28.67